hillock

C2 Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /ˈhɪlək/ UK /ˈhɪl.ək/ See IPA manual

Freq #60916

Meanings

1

noun
A small hill.

As he rounded a hillock, he perceived that the roadway was now a crying mass of wagons, teams, and men.
2

noun
a small natural hill

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a small hill. collinetoman

2 noun · a small natural hill mound

Word family

Forms hillocks

Etymology

From Middle English hillok (“hillock”), a topographic surname for someone who lived near or on a hillock.

Topics

Nature & Landscape

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